Khorramabad Explained

Official Name:Khorramabad
Native Name:Persian: خرم‌آباد
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Image Map1:Khorramabad-County.png
Map Caption1:The territory of the Khorramabad inside the province of Lorestan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lorestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khorramabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Daryoush Barani Beiranvand [1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:373416
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:33.4875°N 48.3561°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:1147
Elevation Ft:3763
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Csa
Website:www.Khorramabad.ir

Khorramabad (Persian: خرم‌آباد; in Persian pronounced as /xoræmɒːˈbɒːd/) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[3]

History

Hazaraspids

The founder of the Hazaraspid dynasty was Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad, a descendant of the Shabankara chieftain Fadluya. Fadluya was initially a commander of the Salghurids of Fars and was appointed governor of Kuhgiluya,[4] but eventually gained independence in Luristan and extended his realm as far as Isfahan.

Safavid dynasty

During the reign of the Safavid dynasty, Khorramabad was the administrative center of Luristan Province. In the wake of the demise of the Safavids, after the signing of the Treaty of Constantinople (1724) with Imperial Russia, the Ottomans conquered Khorramabad on the 6th of September 1725.[5]

Demographics

Language

The city population is predominantly Lur and the largest Luri-speaking city in the country.[6] [7] The linguistic composition of the city:[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 328,544 in 75,945 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 348,216 people in 94,747 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 373,416 people in 109,231 households.[11]

Geography

Location

Khorramabad is in the Zagros Mountains. Khorramabad Airport is 3 km south of the city proper.[12]

Climate

Khorramabad has mild and semi-humid Mediterranean climate with high amount of rainfall during spring and winter. It is the sixth cities in Iran having high level of annual rainfall. Khorramabad has what is classed under the Köppen climate classification as a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) climate. Its elevation is 1147.8 above sea level. Average annual precipitation is 511.06 and its average annual temperature is 17.21 Celsius.

Highest recorded temperature: 47C on 14 August 1960 and 23 July 1961[13]
Lowest recorded temperature: -14.6C on 25 January 1990.[14]

Historical monuments

Brick minaret

Brick Minaret is a cylindrical brick tower from Seljuq and Buyid dynasties located inside the ancient city of Shapur khast, south of Khorramabad.

This Iranian minaret is a combination of the Indian Stupa, commemorative columns, and the central Asia tradition of tower building for defensive and communication purposes.[15]

Shapoori Bridge dates back to the Sassanid era and is registered on the list of National Monuments.

Attractions

Although not a major tourist destination, it is quite scenic and possesses several attractions, such as five Paleolithic cave-dwelling sites.[16]

Colleges and universities

Sister cities and twin towns

CountryCityState / Province / Region / GovernorateDate
TurkeyAfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar Province2015[20]
JapanYamagataYamagata PrefectureOctober 2013[21] December 2020[22]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.irna.ir/news/85192859
  2. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khorramabad, Khorramabad County . . 25 August 2023 . 25 August 2023 . fa.
  3. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119215215/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113030 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . 19 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 19 January 2024.
  4. B. Spuller,Atabakan-e Lorestan, Encyclopædia Iranica.
  5. Book: Somel. Selcuk Aksin. Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. 2003. Scarecrow Press. 978-0810866065. xlvi.
  6. Anonby, Erik John "Update on Luri: How many languages" JRAS (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) Series 3 13(2): pp. 171–197, p.183,
  7. Web site: Khorramabad is the largest city of Lurs . 18 April 2018 . 22 April 2021 . Yafte news agancy . fa.
  8. Web site: Language distribution: individual languages and language families . 15 September 2023 . Iran Atlas.
  9. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084728/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/15.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  10. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119153510/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Lorestan.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  11. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012230336/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx . Excel . 12 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Lorestan Province . Lorestan council of dispute resolution . 22 April 2021 . fa .
  13. Web site: Form 7: Temperature records highest in C. Station: Khorramabad(40782) . chaharmahalmet . IRIMO . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910212641/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/lor/KHORAMAB/7.asp . 10 September 2014 . asp . usurped.
  14. Web site: Form 6: Temperature records lowest in C. Station: Khorramabad(40782) . chaharmahalmet . IRIMO . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140914055851/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/lor/KHORAMAB/6.asp . 14 September 2014 . asp . usurped.
  15. Book: Hutt, Anthony Max.. The development of the Minaret in Iran under the Saljügs. A thesis presented for the degree of M. Phil. at London University.. 1974. 46455166.
  16. Baumler, Mark F. and Speth, John D. (1993) "A Middle Paleolithic Assemblage from Kunji Cave, Iran" pp. 1 - 74 In Olszewski, Deborah and Dibble, Harold Lewis (editors) (1993) The Paleolithic prehistory of the Zagros-Taurus The University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
  17. http://www.lu.ac.ir/English/English.htm Lorestan University" homepage, in English
  18. Web site: Lorestan University of Medical Sciences homepage . Lums.ac.ir . 2012-09-12.
  19. Web site: afpkh.ir . afpkh.ir . 2012-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911083121/http://www.afpkh.ir/ . 2012-09-11 .
  20. Web site: خطا خبرگزاری فارس . 2015-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111910/http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=1393102700105 . 2015-04-02 .
  21. Web site: راهنمای ثبت شرکت در خرم آباد . www.Sabt-ag.ir.
  22. Web site: Shahin Souri . www.shahin-soori.ir.

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